Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• on fire: Very successful or popular
• have to: Must do
• in shock: When not enough blood flows round the body
• crashed down: Fell violently and noisily to the ground.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• deal with
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• rush out: To leave a place quickly or suddenly.
• on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
• carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• symbol of: Something that represents or stands for something else, especially an object representing an abstract idea.
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• urge: A strong desire for something
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• strike: To hit something
• catastrophic: Causing a lot of damage or suffering
• military: Army or armed forces
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
• huge: Very very large
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
• rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
• queue: Line of people or cars waiting for something
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• peninsula: Narrow strip of land projecting into a sea or lake
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• partially: In part; in some degree; not wholly
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• explosion: Loud and sudden expression of emotion
• intercept: To stop or catch something while it is moving
• area: Amount of measured space
• crown: To put a crown on to make someone a king/queen
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• live: To be alive
• ballistic: Of the science of movement of rockets and bullets
• terribly: To an extreme degree; badly; very
• terrify: To scare or greatly frighten
• takeover: Change of ownership of a corporation
• detonate: To trigger or start an explosion
• interceptor: Fighter plane designed to intercept enemy aircraft